Bedstead



G. MARRE. BEDSTBAD.

(No Model.)

Patented Deo. 3&1, 1895.

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ANDREW HLRMIAM. PHUTU'UTHQWASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATEST PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES MAIIER, OF MEDINA, NEVV YORK.

. BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,253, dated December31, 1895.

Application filed October 24, 1895.

To all whom/- t may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES MAHER, of Medina, in the county of Orleansand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bedsteads g and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to thereference-letters marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide certain improvementsin bedsteads, and particularly the sides or side rails thereof, wherebyan efficient fender is formed for preventing children from falling outof bed, and also whereby the sides or edges of the bedclothes may beclamped to the bed for preventing the occupant from throwing them od atnight; and to these ends it consists in certain improvements inconstruction and combinations of parts7 all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and the novel features pointed out in the claims at the end ofthis specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of abedstead, showing my improvements; Fig. 2, a horizontal sectional Viewon the line 2 2 of Fig.' l; Fig. 3, a vertical sectional view on theline 3 3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4:, an enlarged sectional view of the form ofthe catch employed.

Similar reference-letters in the several figures indicate similar parts.

The head and foot boards of the bedstead to which my invention isapplied may be of any suitable construction, the parts being connectedin the usual or any suitable inanner. Upon the top of the side rail A isa supplemental rail B having secured to its under side three or morerods or guide-pins C slid ing in suitable apert ures, preferablyprovided with tubular sockets or sleeves C', as shown particularly inFig. 3, in which said guiderods operate. These rods are provided preferably near their lower ends with recesses or transverse slots a.,which, when the supplemental rail B is raised to the position in dottedlines, are adapted to co-operate with spring-operated catch-plates E, asshown particularly in Fig. 4, said catch-plates being preferably formedof a single piece of sheet metal guided by suitable loops or eyes b andSerial No. 566,757. (No model.)

' encircled by a spring o, one end of which coA operates with one of theloops b and the other engaging a small projection CZ formed on thecatch-plate, and also an ear or projection e, formed on said plate. Thetendency of the spring is to press the catches to the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 4, the projections e then engaging with the smallnotch a, located near the lower ends of the rods C. The ends of thecatch-plates are connected preferably by a cord F, guided in suitablestaples f, as shown.

. The operation will now be understood. When it is desired to elevatethe supplemental rail, it may be drawn up to the position in dottedlines in Fig. 1 and retained in this position by the ears e of thelcatches automatically engaging the notches ain the rods, or, if desired,the bed-clothes may be passed out between the main and supplementalrails and the latter brought down upon them, thereby effectuallypreventing the occupant of the bed from kicking off the clothes.

As stated, the supplemental rail may be maintained in upper position bythe catches, and by grasping the cord and withdrawing both of the latterit may be allowed to fall to normal position.

The supplemental rail forms an ornamental top for the main side rail,and if the de- Vice is made in a workmanlike manner the differencebetween my side rail and the usual one would not be noticed, and byreason of the connection between the two catches the operator canconveniently disengage them both at once and lower it from the center.

I claim as my invention-A-a l. The combination with a side=rail forbedsteads having the vertical sockets therein, of the movablesupplemental rail, the depending rods connected thereto operating in thesockets and having the notches, and the catches on the inner side of themain rail engaging the notches in the rods, said supplemental railnormally resting upon the main rail, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a side-rail for bedsteads having the verticalsockets therein, of the movable supplemental rail, the depending rodsconnected thereto operating in the sockets and having the notches, andthe two catches arranged in the inner side of the main IOO side rail,having springs for causing their composed of the plates having; theprojection automatic engagement, and connections bee, the spring and theloops I), substantially as 1o tween said catches for operating themsnnnldescribed. taneously7 substantially as described,

3. The combination with a sde-ra foilbed- CHAS MAHER steads having thesockets and the supplemen- VitneSSeS: tal top1'ail thereon, of the rodattached to the JOHN MAHER,

latter having the notch a., the spring-catch R. E. MAHER.

